λόγος γέ τοί τις ἔστι τῶν γεραιτέρων, ὅσ' ἂν ἀνόητ' ἢ µῶρα βουλευσώµεθα, ἅπαντ' ἐπὶ τὸ βέλτιον ἡµῖν ξυµφέρειν → there is in fact a saying among the elders, that whatever thoughtless, stupid decisions we make, they all turn out for the best for us
Mostellārĭa: ae, f. mostellum,
dim. from monstrum,
I The Ghost, the name of a comedy of Plautus, also called Phasma (φάσμα>, ghost).